Cosmetic holder



P. J. JENSEN COSMETIC HOLDER Filed April 1'7, 1942 INVENTOR. PAUL dz/s/vsw ATTORNEX Patent Jan. 23, 1945 COSMETIC HOLDER an r. Jensen, Long Island City, N. Y., assignor to Niemand Bros. Inc. Long Island City, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application April 17, 19.42, Serial No. 439,317

8Claim8.

This invention relates to a holder for cosmetics, and more particularly to a lipstick container and holder formed wholly of a fibrous material, such as er, and wherein the lipstick may be propelled into position for use or repelled from operatlve position into inoperative position and in ets- 56),

form a compact, neat and highly attractive package.

The nature and objects of the instant invention will become clear i'rom the following description, appended claims, and accompanying forming a part of this specification and wherein:

in the interiorv of which there is adhesively secureda cup 22. The inner surface of the wall 01 the cup 22 is provided with means to securely engage the lipstick which is inserted therein. In the preferred form, the inner surface of the wall of the cup 22 is provided with corrugations 24, and the top edge of the wall of the cup 22 terminates below and is in spaced relationship with respect to the top edge of the sleeve20.

In order to obtain the sliding movement oilthe lipstick holder 3 within the tubular member 2, the

- lipstick holder 3 is provided with means'which Figure l is an enlarged front elevation of the lipstick holder constituting the instant inventlon, the cap being shown in section for purpose of clarity;

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2 -2 or no i e l; Figures 8, 3a, 3b, 3c and'3d constitute exploded views of the holder illustrated in Figure 1, with the lipstick omitted;

Figure 4 is a section taken on mgureobz and a s 5 is a section of a modiflcation'of the element shown in Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawing, wherein like reference numerals designate like parts, the refthe'line 4-4 or emce numeral 6 generally designates a container in which there is secured a (slotted) i;ubular member, generally designated by the refernce numeral ii, in which there is slidably disposed the lipstick holder, generally designated 'by the reference numeral 3, and the reference numeral 6 generally designates a cap.

The container 6 comprises a tubular body memher 5 having its lower edge curled inwardly to in a bead (3. A disc I, frictionally held by the is member 5, is seated on the beadli and constitutes a bottom closure 01 the container I.

v For reasons which will become apparent from the following description, the body member 5 is provided with a depression .8 in its upper peripheral The tubular member 2, as shown in the drawing and particularly Figures 1, 2 and 3a, is protitled with a substantially vertical slot i0 which extends from the bottom edge of said tubular member 2 and terminates at the place designated by the reference numeral 82, which is below and in spaced relationship to the top edge of said tubular member '2. The vexterior diameter oi the tubular member '2. is such that it will tightlyiflt form a bead 50, the inner 40 which extends through I maintained in'tho tubular body 5, as shown in Figure 2. As

will hereafter be described. the tubular member 2 is adhesivelysecured to the container l.

The lipstick holder, ommy designated as.

reference numeral '3, i interior oi the tubular member 2'. In the form shown, the lipstick holder comprises a sleeve 2.

slidably positioned mime .sired. In place oi the beadSlI,

cooperate with the slot l0 whereby, upon manual actuation of said means, the lipstick holder 3 is moved upward or downward-to propel or repel the lipstick as tion may be utilized the form shown in Figure 4, vided with an aperture 26 jects a tongue 28 formed integrally with a disc 30. The disc 30, which is positioned within the sleeiie 20, is preferably coextensive with the bottom of the cup 22 and preferably also adhesively secured thereto. The tongue 28 may be of any appropriate form provided it permits handling by the operator to permit actuation. thereof. In the preferred form, the tongue 28 is provided with notches 32 on each side thereof to form shoulders which slot l0. It is to-be noted that the top edge of the aperture 28 lies in substantially the same horizontal plane as the bottom of the cup 22.

Instead of adhesively securing the disc 30 to the bottom of the cup 22, other means (as will hereafter, be more fully described) may be used to hold the disc 30 in position. i v

In the form shown in Figure 5, the sleeve 20 is curled inwardly at thebottom edge thereof to .top edge of which lies in substantially the same horizontal plane as the bottom edge of the aperture 26. Intermediate the bottomo! the cup 22, which lies in substantially the same horizontal plane as aperture 28, and the bead 50, there is disposed a member 52 provided with a notched tongue 28 the aperture 28, as prevlously mentioned. The member 52 may be of any appropriate geometric shape and form and is and secured in position, preferably without adhesive, because of its disposition between th bottom of the cup and the bead. The member 2 may be in the i'orm or a disc similar to the disc 30, or it may be rectangular, as dea ring (not shown) may be adhesively secured to the interior or the sleeve 20 below the aperture 28 therein.

I The upp r edge to secure this result. In

the sleeve 20 is prowith-the tongue 28 and constitutes a stop limitin: the upward movement of. the lipstick holder 2. In order to limit the downward movement desired. Various details of constructhrough which pro-, I

cooperate with the edges of the the top edge of the 12-01 the slot Ill cooperates tube 2.

of the lipstick holder], there is provided a stop, which in the form shown comprises an inverted cup 28, the peripheral wall 38 of .which is adhesively secured'to the inner wall of the tubular me'mbei- Zopposite thereto. The peripheral wall II also serves to reinforce the lower end of the The height of the cup 28 is such that, when the lipstick holder 3 is in its lowest position, the tongue 28 will rest in the depression 4 of the body member 5, and the lower edge of the sleeve will be seated on said inverted cup. If desired, the top 40 oi the inverted cup 38 may be omitted" and the resulting ring member may be used in place and stead oi the inverted cup.

The cap 4 is formed of a tube 42 having its upper edge curled inwardly to form a peripheral bead '44. A disc 46 disposed in the interior o1 the tube 42 and frictionally held thereby, is seated on the bead 44 and constitutes a top closure oi'the cap. The diameter of the cap 4 is suchthat it will slidably and frictlonally engage the exterior peripheral surface of the tubular member 2. The height of the cap 4 is such that the top closure 46 thereof will be in spaced relationship'with respect to the top edge is of the tube 2. When the cap 4 is in position, the lower edge 48 thereof will be seated on theupper edge of I the body member 5.

to provide the corrugations 24.

To produce the lipstick holder and container shown in Figures 1-4 inclusive and hereinbefore so described, tubular members of indefinite length and of a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the body member 5 and to the tubular member 42 01 the cap are produced by either convolutely or spirally winding. be" produced, the required length of tubing is severedfrom the original tube of indefinite length and one end of the severed portion is curled inwardly to produce the head 6. The disc 1 is then press-fitted and seated'on the head 6. Either 40 prior to or subsequent to the positioning of the bottom closure 'l in place, the upper edge of the tubular body member 5 is-providd with the depression 8.

l The cap member 3 is produced his. manner similar to the container l except. of course, it is not provided with any depression comparable to the depression 8 of the body member.

The tubular slotted member is also formed irome. convolutely or spirally wound tube. After atubev of 'the desired size has been produced in the well-known manner. the slot It is formed therein.

i The sleeve 29 is also formed from a spirally or convolutely wound tube. After the sleeve 20 is applied to the exterior surface (both the wall,

and bottom) or the cup 22 and is thereafter positioned within the sleeve and on the disc, whereby it is tightly secured. The cup 20 is also produced by a stamping operation. 70

which are visible duringuse or non-use. In some T assemble the holder. the lipstick holder a is assembled as previously described and-.intro-' .duced in the interior or the slotted tubular memher 2, care being taken so that the edges 01 the 2 applied.

When the container i is to 35 position, i. 'e., when 20, is produced to in the Adhesive tongue. In this condition, the tongue at will project beyond the peripheral wall or the slotted tube 2. After the lipstick holder hos-been insertedas Just described, the inverted cup 24 is adhesively secured to th interior oi the slotted tube adjacent the bottom thereof. Also, the portion 01' the slotted tube 2 in juxtaposition to the container wall 51s adheslvely secured thereto. 1n the assembly, precautions are taken to assure the tongue "resting in the depression I when the lipstick holder is at its lowermost position. It is to' be noted that the tongue 28 slightly projects beyond the peripheral wall. or the container body 5. At this stage of the assembly, the lipstick cosmetic I0 is inserted in the holder 2, th corrugations '24 of the cup 22 serving to tightly engage and hold said lipstick adjacent the bottom thereof. In the event -the top edge oi the cup 22 scrapes the lipstick cosmetic 48 during the insertion thereof, the scrapings will be received and retained in the space formed between the periphery oi the lipstick holder and the sleeve 2| above the top edge or the cup 22. After the lipsticl: has been introduced, the holder 3, by the manipulation of the tongue 28, is caused to sssume its lowermost position and the cap 4 18 Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the lipstick holder and container with the cap 8 in position.

To produce the lipstick holder 3 shown in F1:- ure 5, the lower end or the sleeve 2c is inwardly curled to form the bead 50 and the cup 22 is accured in position either prior or subsequent to securing the cup 22 in position. The member 42- is inserted in place with the tongue-28 thereof projecting through the aperture 28. Thereafter, the assembly is the same as previously described.

In operation, the cap 4 is removed. Theprojecting portion of the tongue 28 is engaged as. ior example, by a linger-nail of the user and urged upwardly whereby the lipstick Bil is propelled. It

isto be noted that the edge 52 limits the upward movement oi the holder 2. tongue 28 is so I disposed with respectto the sleeve 2-) that, when the stop i2,

saidtcngue is in eng ment with the upper edge oi the sleeve 22 will be positioned above the top edge ll of the tubular meuimr 2,

. During application 01 the lipstick to the lips, the user may continue to engage the tongue to prevent downward movementof application 01' completed. reatter, the tongue 28 is urged downwardly. by agiinger nailoi the user, until the cup until the the lipstick holder. {is in its lowest downward, thetongue 28 rests in the.

depression 8 and the sleeve 20 seats on the stop (inverted) cup 89'. The cap 4 is then applied.

All of the details and elements constituting the lipstick holder and container are iormedoi a non-metallic material. In the preferred form of the invention. all of the component elements of the lipstick holder are formed-oi paper or paper board of the desired requisite strength The member 52, together with its integral tongue 22, preferred form is formed of vulcanized fiber. such as vulcanized fiber-sheeting, also known as fish-paper made by Spalding Fiber 00.

- and sold under the trade nameof Armite."

The article constituting this invention may be made highly attractive and ornamental by appropriate decoration of the component parts thereof instances. the decorations may be secured by the use or a metallized paper or the like. In the claims no reference is made to the decoration or slot in will cooperatewith the notches 22 orthe .76 mannerof securing the same.

e lipstick to theflips has been Since it is obvicus that various changes and modifications may be made in the above description without departing from the nature or spirit thereof, this invention is not restricted thereto except as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim: l. A lipstick bolder comprising a container having a body member and a. bottom closure therefor, a tubular member having its lower portion positioned in said container and provided with a substantially vertically extending slot which terminates below and in spaced relationship to the top edge of said tubular member a. sleeve sliclablv positioned in said tubular member, said sleeve having all-opening in the wall thereof, a cup for receiving one end of a lipstick disposed in said sleeve, and means disposed within said sleeve and in engagement with the bottom of said cup, said means having a tongue which passes through said opening and.- is slidably disposed in said slot.

2. A lipstick holder comprising a container having a. body member and a bottom closure therefor, a tubular member having its lower portion positioned in said container and provided L with a substantially vertically extending slot which terminates below and in spaced relationship to the top edge of said tubular member, a. sleeve slidably positioned in said tubular member,

said sleeve having an opening in the wall thereof,

of a lipstick disposed 1 a. cup for receiving one end in said sleeve, and means disposed within said sleeve and in engagement with the bottom of said cup, said means having a tongue which passes through said opening and is slidably disposed in said slot, said body member having a depression in the upper edge thereof to receive said tongue when said sleeve is in its atreme lower position. 3. A lipstick holder comprising a container having a body member and a bottom closure therefor, a tubular member having its lower portion positioned in said container and provided with a substantially vertically extending slot which terminates below and in spaced relationship to the top edge of said tubular member, a sleeve slidably positioned in said tubular member, said sleeve having an opening in the wall thereof, a. cup for receiving one end of a lipstick disposed in said sleeve, means disposed within said sleeve and in eng gement with the bottom of said cup, said means having a tongue which passes through said opening and is slidably disposed in said slot, and means on the interior of said tubular memher to limit the downward movement of said sleeve. V

4. A lipstick holder comprising a container havingabodymemberandabottomclosure therefor, a tubular member having its lower portion positioned in said container and provided with a substantially vertically extending slot which terminates below and in spacedrelafionshiptothetopedgeof saidtubularmembena. sleeve slidably positioned in said tubular memher, said sleeve having an opening in the wall thereof, a cup for receiving one end of a lipstick disposed in said sleeve, means disposed within said sleeve and in engagement with the bottom of said cup, said means having a tongue which passesthroughsaid opening andisslidablydisposed in said'slot, and an inverted cup in the interior of said tubular member to limit the downward movement of said sleeve.

tlon positioned in saicl container and provided with a substantially vertically extending slot which terminates below and in spaced relationship to the top edge of said tubular member, a sleeve slidably positioned in said tubular member, said sleeve having an opening in the wall thereof, a cup for receiving one end of a lipstick disposed in said sleeve, and means disposed within said sleeve and in engagement with the bottom of said cup, said means having a tongue which passes through said opening and is slidably disposed in said slot, said tongue having a notch on each side thereof which cooperate with said slot.

6. A lipstick holder comprising a container having a body member and a bottom closure therefor, a tubular member having its lower portlon positioned in said container and. provided with a substantially vertically extending slot which terminates below and in spaced relationship to the top edge of said tubular member, a sleeve slidably positioned in said tubular member, said sleeve having an opening in the wall thereof, a. cup for receiving one end of a lipstick insaidsleeve,adiscdisposed within said sleeve and secured to said cup, said disc having a tongue which passes through said opening and is slidably disposed in said slot, and means on the interior of said tubular member to limit the downward movement of said sleeve. 7. A lipstick holder comprising a container having a body member and a bottom closure therefor, a tubular member having its lower portion positimed in said container and provided with a. vertically extending slot which terminates below and in spaced relationshiptothetopedgeofsaidtublflarmembena sleeve slidably positioned in said tubular member,

said sleeve having an opening in the well thereof,acupforrecdvingoneend ofalips'tick disposedin saidsleevemeansdisposedwithinsaid sleeve and in t with the bottom of said cup, said means having a tonguewhich passes through said opening and is slidably disposed in said slot, said tongue having anotch on each side thereof which cooperate with said slot,

means adjacent to the bottom of said sleeve and cooperating withthe meansinpositiomand interior pf said tubular member to limit the downward movement of said sleeve.

8. A lipstick holder comprising a container having-s body member and a bottom closure therefor, a tubular member having its lower porflon positioned in said container and provided with a fially vertically extending slot which terminates below and in spaced relationship to the top edge of said tubular member, a

sleeve slidabk positioned in said tubular mem ber, said sleeve having anlopening in the wall thereof, a cup for receiving one end of a lipstick in said sleeve, the top edge of said cup terminating below and in spaced relationship to the top edge of said sleeve, means disposed within saidsleeve and in engagement with the bottom of said cup, said'means having "a tonguewhich passes through said opening and is slidably disposed in said slot, means adjacent to the bottom of said sleeve and cooperating with the bottom of said cup to maintain the tongue-carrying means in position, and means on the interior of 1 said tubular member to limit the downward movemeat of said sleeve.

' PAUL .1. mm.

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